Ph.D. degrees

Master of City Planning

Should you have any additional comments or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact the research team, led by Dr. Jinhua Zhao ( Jinhua.zhao@ubc.ca) and Dr. Penny Gurstein (gurstein@interchange.ubc.ca.)

Dr. Zhao is an adjunct professor at University of British Columbia.He holds Master of Science, Master of City Planning, and Ph.D. degrees from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Bachelor's degree from Tongji University.Dr. Zhao's research interests include urban transportation planning, transportation economics and policy, information technology and public transportation, and urban development and planning in China.
Dr. Jinhua Zhao is the Commissioner of China Planning Network (CPN), a think tank focused on China's urbanization.CPN is dedicated to advancing the state of scholarship on China's urban development and making it accessible to the widest population in China.

Zhao, J. (2010) Vanity or Utility?
Heterogeneity in the Influence of Car Pride on Car Ownership, Annual Meeting of the Association of American Geographers, Washington D.C

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Zhao, J. (2009) Fixed-Preference Assumption in London's Transportation Models and its Consequences to Transportation Planning, Presented at the Research Seminar Series, Transport for London, UK
Zhao, J. (2009) Responsive City, the Role of New Technologies in City Planning, Panelist, Department of Urban Studies and Planning Speaker Series, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Cambridge, MA
Zhao, J. (2009) Inconsistency between Public Attitudes toward Environment and Public Support for Government Actions to Protect the Environment, Presented at the Research Seminar Series, Transport for London, UK